How to pronounce “movement”
Say “movement” in 2 beats
movement
/ˈmuvmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /muːvmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- muvmuvstress
- məntmənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmuvmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /muːvmənt/
- Respelling
- MOOV-muhnt
- Syllables
- 2 — MUV-mənt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MUV-mənt. “muv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmuvmənt/
/muːvmənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “movement” means
- noun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
“the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise”
- noun
the act of changing location from one place to another
“police controlled the motion of the crowd”
- noun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Say it in a sentence
“She noticed a small movement in the tall grass.”“movement”, answered
How do you pronounce “movement”?
“movement” is pronounced /ˈmuvmənt/ (MOOV-muhnt) in American English and /muːvmənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “muv”. Build it as MUV-mənt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “movement” have?
2: muv · mənt. The beat lands on the first, “muv”.
Is “movement” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmuvmənt/ (MOOV-muhnt); British English says /muːvmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “movement” mean?
As a noun: a change of position that does not entail a change of location For example: “the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “movement”?
Stress the first syllable: MUV-mənt. “muv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “movement” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.